Buddleja davidii 'Southcombe Blue'

Buddleja davidii

'Southcombe Blue', Longstock Park, UK
Cultivar 'Southcombe Blue'
Origin Southcombe Gardens, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK

Buddleja davidii 'Southcombe Blue' is a cultivar introduced to commerce in the 1970s by Trevor Wood of the Southcombe Gardens, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. [1]

Description

'Southcombe Blue' has an open, somewhat lax habit in the davidii tradition, and grows to a height of < 2.4 m. The broad conical panicles of pale blue flowers are complemented by dark green foliage. [1]

Cultivation

'Southcombe Blue' is now common in cultivation in Europe, but is not known to have been introduced to North America.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stuart, D. D. (2006). Buddlejas. RHS Plant Collector Guide. Timber Press, Oregon. ISBN 978-0-88192-688-0
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